Verne Troyer & Marcus Brigstocke to make pantomime debuts in Wimbledon

Casting has been announced for this year's pantomime, Peter Pan, at the New Wimbledon Theatre.

Hollywood film star and TV personality Verne Troyer and British comedian Marcus Brigstocke will both make their pantomime debuts in the show which runs between 5th December 2015 and 10th January 2016.

Playing Lofty the Pirate, Troyer is best known for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers film series. Since then he has become a regular on our British TV screens with appearances on Celebrity Big Brother, The Jonathan Ross Show and Celebrity Juice. His film credits include: Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, The Love Guru, and Keith Lemon: The Film. He can currently be seen in indie comedy Convenience. 

EdFringe Review: Fully Committed at Underbelly Potterrow

Fully Committed
Underbelly Potterrow (Venue 358) ​
14:00 / 1 hour 10 minutes

Reviewed on Monday 10th August 2015

★★★★

Last year Becky Mode's one-man play Fully Committed was revived at London's Menier Chocolate Factory to celebrate the venue's tenth anniversary. Now the production has transferred to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, starring comedian Marcus Brigstocke. 

Spamalot returning to the West End for a 7 weeks only!

The Monty Python musical Spamalot will return to the West End this summer for an exclusive 7 week run from 24 July until 9 September 2012 at the Harold Pinter Theatre. It will be the touring cast that will transfer with the production, including comedian Marcus Brigstocke as King Arthur, former EastEnder Todd Carty as Patsy and Bonnie Langford as The Lady of the Lake. 

Impressionist Jon Culshaw will play King Arthur from 2 August to 2 September, and then Marcus Brigstocke will return from 4-8 September. The musical has a book and lyrics by original Python Eric Idle, who also co-wrote the music with John Du Prez. The West End production, which ran at the Palace from 16 October 2006 (previews from 30 September) to 3 January 2009, reunited the Broadway creative team including director Mike Nichols and set and costume designer Tim Hatley.

The rest of the new West End Cast will also include Robin Armstrong as Sir Bedevere, Rob Delaney as Sir Robin, Adam Ellis as Prince Herbert, Kit Orton as Sir Lancelot and Jon Robyns as Sir Galahad, along with Amelia Adams Pearce, Tim Bonser, Michael Burgen, Rachel Knowles, Hannah Malekzad, James Nelson and Paul Bullion.

Visit http://www.spamalotontour.co.uk/book_now to find out more and to book tickets.